July 2005 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

Re: [NTG-context] \setuphead command
by Elena Fraboschi 25 Jul '05

25 Jul '05

Hi nikolai, Many thanks for the hint in re right and left. (The next one to ask about this, I'll relieve you from the burden of having to answer and will answer it myself! :-)) So I now have only two questions left unsolved, which are (1) any ConTeXt command to gobble-up unwanted vertical space before a section header, when the section header appears right at the top of a new page? (2) any ConTeXt way to do a \setuphead such that the text following the header will be run-in text? Many thanks. Best, elena P.S. ok ok, I'll try to adopt your way of writing square bracketted expressions...

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Re: [NTG-context] \setuphead command
by Elena Fraboschi 25 Jul '05

25 Jul '05

Dear All: I amhaving my own private warfare with the \setuphead command, and I wonder whether anyone can give me a hint. I have three problems, which I describe in detail below. They are: (1) how to setup run-in text after a subhead, (2) how to align the section, subsection, ... headers left or right (I am not talking of the running heads here) (3) vertical whitespace before a section header when it falls at the beginning of a new page What is *not* wanted :-) ==================== If the solution is use command=\mycommand, fine, I can do that. just please tell me that that's the only solution. I really am not asking about how to write a "Plain" or "LaTeX" command. Rather, what I'd like to know is if there is a ConTeXt-ish way to do these things, and by that I mean [something=something]. Description of my problems ========================== (1) At the Indiana Univ. Math. J. we use three levels of headings, let's call them \section, \subsection, and \subsubsection. The last two use run-in text. In Plain, the corresponding command might be something like this: \def\mysubsection#1{\vskip14pt\indent{\tenbfsl#1}.~} The outcome is this: My cat Inca. Inca is a beautiful black cat though she is now approaching her "golden" years. I could not come up with a [...=...] way to do run-in text after a heading. The only thing I did not try is something that occurred to me while walking to work - would this work? \setuphead[subsection][ after={\blank[none]} ] (2) Horizontal alignment. This problem is almost funny. Consider these two setups: \setuphead[section][ align=middle ] \setuphead[subsection][ align=left, ] The section will appear just fine, centered between the left and the right margins. The subsection head will appear flush RIGHT! If, instead, you write \setuphead[subsection][ align=right, ] the subsection head will appear flush LEFT. Hmmm... Hans, are you dyslexic? :-) (just in case, here comes another one :-)) I was able to obtain a subsection header as I wanted it by writing \setuphead[subsection][ align=left, command=\doglobal ] The problem is that, even though it works, I do not want to learn ConTeXt the wrong way. I do not want to "hack" it if there are set, orthodox ways to do what I want to do. (3) Plain TeX had some setup commands (have to re-acquaint myself with The TeXBook - have not done Plain in years) such that you could insert vertical whitespace before a section (subsection...) header, as wanted, but if in the course of writing that section header happened to fall at the top of a new page, then the vertical whitespace before it would be gobbled up. The reason is very simple: you do not want to have a "ragged top". My question is this: Is there any built-in thing like that in ConTeXt? Is there a command to "gobble up" vertical whitespace when a page break sends a heading to the top of the next page? Many thanks for any and all help. Best, elena (I wore thin the LiveContext interface this weekend - what a great thing to have!)

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Re: [NTG-context] \setuphead command
by Elena Fraboschi 25 Jul '05

25 Jul '05

Dear all: I just conducted some follow up experiments on my previous questions, and found out that... (1) In re producing run-in text following a subsection header: neither [after={\blank[none]},] nor [after=\nowhitespace,] have any impact: I still get the subsection header on one line, and the text on the next line. (2) In re horizontal alignment, I guess there is some sort of inheritance going on here? In the setup below, I had hoped to obtain the section header in the middle, and the subsection header flush left, since "subsection" had not be re-defined at all. However, once I define section to be [align=middle,], the remaining headers follow suit, even when no \setuphead command is written for them: \setuphead[section][ align=middle, ] \starttext \section{Will this work?}Hello world! So here comes a subsection that, not having been defined, would ideally display at the default location, which is flush left. \subsection{Is this flush left?}No, it isn't. \stoptext

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Re: [NTG-context] bug / feature portal
by Steffen Wolfrum 25 Jul '05

25 Jul '05

Still not accessable - though the site learnt English meanwhile (see below). Steffen Site error This site encountered an error trying to fulfill your request. The errors were: Error Type AttributeError Error Value portal_transforms Request made at 2005/07/25 06:38:24.765 GMT-4 Steffen Wolfrum <context(a)st.estfiles.de> wrote: > Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > > > in addition to the wiki there is now a portal for tracking bugs and > > feature requests > > > > http://context.literatesolutions.com/ > > > > I tried to place a request there: > http://context.literatesolutions.com/forums/context/forum_add_topic_form > > but was rejected by a (German?) error message: > > > > Site Fehler > > Es ist ein Fehler aufgetreten. Die Fehlermeldung lautet: > > Fehlertyp > AttributeError > Fehlerwert > portal_transforms > Anfrage erfolgt um > 2005/07/24 10:57:37.342 GMT-4 > > > > > Something wrong at the server side? > > Steffen

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Re: [NTG-context] aquamints symbols
by Henning Hraban Ramm 25 Jul '05

25 Jul '05

> can some native >english sea wolf check the symbol names >Especially I not sure with appropriateness of fattree, seaegg, and geoarrow. I'm no native either, but... fattree is some palm. tortle -> turtle seaegg is a sea urchin shell (I guess) geoarrow is a wind rose (compass card, compass rose) sadmaur: I'd call this a mask Hraban

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Re: [NTG-context] bug / feature portal
by Steffen Wolfrum 24 Jul '05

24 Jul '05

Hans Hagen <pragma(a)wxs.nl> wrote: > in addition to the wiki there is now a portal for tracking bugs and > feature requests > > http://context.literatesolutions.com/ I tried to place a request there: http://context.literatesolutions.com/forums/context/forum_add_topic_form but was rejected by a (German?) error message: Site Fehler Es ist ein Fehler aufgetreten. Die Fehlermeldung lautet: Fehlertyp AttributeError Fehlerwert portal_transforms Anfrage erfolgt um 2005/07/24 10:57:37.342 GMT-4 Something wrong at the server side? Steffen

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\placecontent problems
by Idris Samawi Hamid 23 Jul '05

23 Jul '05

Dear gang: I have a \placecontent-type problem. I want to collect all the subsections and subsubsections into a list, then place that list into an appendix (conversion=Characters): \definecombinedlist[synopsis][subsection,subsubsection][textstyle=\tf] \setupcombinedlist [synopsis][alternative=c,textstyle=\tf] There are two problems: 1. If I place the content list within a chapter, the list disappears. It works if I place it before the chapter heading. Thus, I need a way to do \placesynopsis beneath a chapter heading; 2. \start-\stopappendices begins a new sectionblock, therefore \placesynopsis does nothing, even if I do not place it within a chapter/appendix. Thus (assuming we can solve problem 1) I need a way to change the conversion to Characters on the fly within the bodymatter sectionblock. I need, e.g. 1. A Chapter 2. Another Chapter A. An Appendix within the same sectionblock. Is this possible? I notice that conversion=Characters appears to be defined for the global sectionblock, but not for local headings. It would be nice if I could do something like \definehead[appendix][chapter] \setuphead[appendix][conversion=Characters] with the first instance of \appendix starting with `A' (i.e., decoupled from the chapter numbers). See the attached file for some experiments. Best Idris ======================================================== \setupoutput[pdftex]% \definecombinedlist[summary][chapter][textstyle=\tf] \setupcombinedlist [summary][alternative=c,textstyle=\tf] \definecombinedlist[synopsis][subsection,subsubsection][textstyle=\tf] \setupcombinedlist [synopsis][alternative=c,textstyle=\tf] \starttext \startbodymatter \placesummary \page \placesynopsis \chapter{This is a test.} \subsection{This is a subtest.} \subsubsection{This is a subsubtest.} \chapter{This is another test.} \subsection{This is another subtest.} \subsubsection{This is another subsubtest.} \chapter{Synopsis} \placesynopsis \stopbodymatter \startappendices \placesynopsis \chapter{Synopsis} \placesynopsis \stopappendices \stoptext ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Re: [NTG-context] Texfont / OTF / Font installation.
by Adam Lindsay 23 Jul '05

23 Jul '05

Cool. I'm glad it was that easy. David Wooten said this at Fri, 22 Jul 2005 17:01:59 -0700: >Adam & Hans, > >Thanks once again---you'd think I'd know by now to check the updates. >Now at 5.4.2, and working fine. > >Regards, >Dave > >On Jul 22, 2005, at 3:59 PM, Adam Lindsay wrote: > >> David Wooten said this at Fri, 22 Jul 2005 13:10:45 -0700: >> >>> ConTeXt ver: 2005.01.31 fmt: 2005.4.3 int: english mes: english >> >> David, >> It looks like you're using an older ConTeXt. I made some bug fixes in >> TeXfont in June, and Hans silently updated TeXfont (different, but >> still >> v2.2.1) in a subsequent release. >> >> I'd say update to a new version, as a first step. I made a mistake in >> keeping track of names internally, and your sort of font name >> problem is >> fairly indicative of that issue. >> >> Hans suggestion of changing to lower-case font names probably won't >> hurt, either. >> >> Good luck! >> adam > -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Adam T. Lindsay, Computing Dept. atl(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk Lancaster University, InfoLab21 +44(0)1524/510.514 Lancaster, LA1 4WA, UK Fax:+44(0)1524/510.492 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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Texfont / OTF / Font installation.
by David Wooten 23 Jul '05

23 Jul '05

Greetings all (esp. Adam ;), I'm experimenting a bit again with texfont. I'm having trouble getting DTL's Haarlemmer OTF to work. For starters, one file: H022X13D.otf (which is Haarlemmer Regular): --------- texfont --fo=MyFontRoot --ma --in --ve=dtl --co=haarlemmer --lcdf -- pre --va=liga,kern,onum TeXFont 2.2.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 2000-2004 mktexlsr: Updating MyFontRoot/ls-R... mktexlsr: Done. encoding vector : texnansi encoding variant : liga,kern,onum vendor name : dtl source path : . font collection : haarlemmer texmf font root : MyFontRoot pdftex map file : texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM-dtl-haarlemmer.map source path : . processing files : all on afm path locating afm files : using otf files converting : ./H022X13D.otf to ./H022X13D.pfb copying files : afm copying files : pfb copying : H022X13D.pfb copying files : otf copying : H022X13D.otf extending map file : MyFontRoot/fonts/map/pdftex/context/ texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM-dtl-haarlemmer.map font identifier : DTLHaarlemmerDOT-Regular -> text -> tfm processing files : otf -> tfm + enc I had to round some heights by 10.0000000 units. I had to round some depths by 4.0000000 units. I had to round some heights by 10.0000000 units. I had to round some depths by 4.0000000 units. updating map file : texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM-dtl-haarlemmer.map generating : ls-r databases mktexlsr: Updating MyFontRoot/ls-R... mktexlsr: Done. ------- following that, trying ------- texexec --pdf --mode=compact --once texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM-dtl- haarlemmer.tex TeXExec 5.2.4 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM-dtl-haarlemmer output : pdftex interface : en options : once current mode : compact This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.4) (/usr/local/TeTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/natural.tcx) entering extended mode (./texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM-dtl-haarlemmer.tex ConTeXt ver: 2005.01.31 fmt: 2005.4.3 int: english mes: english language : language en is active <protectionstate 0> system : cont-new loaded (/usr/local/TeTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex! color : palette rollover is available system (E-TEX) : [line 878] system (E-TEX) : [line 933] ) system : cont-old loaded (/usr/local/TeTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex loading : Context Old Macros ) system : cont-fil loaded (/usr/local/TeTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex loading : Context File Synonyms ) system : cont-sys loaded (MyFontRoot/tex/context/extensions/cont-sys.tex system : macros of module plus loaded (/usr/local/TeTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/m-plus.tex (/usr/local/TeTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/plus-rul.tex loading : Context Plus Macros / Ruled Content Handling )) (/usr/local/TeTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex) (/usr/local/TeTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex) (/usr/local/TeTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex) (/usr/local/TeTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/usr/local/TeTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-map.tex) (/usr/local/TeTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex) (/usr/local/TeTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex) (/usr/local/TeTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex)) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded language : patterns en->default:default->1->2:2 uk- >default:default->2-> 2:2 de->texnansi:texnansi->3->2:2 de->ec:ec->4->2:2 fr- >texnansi:texnansi->5->2 :2 fr->ec:ec->6->2:2 es->default:default->7->2:2 it- >texnansi:texnansi->8->2:2 it->ec:ec->9->2:2 nl->texnansi:texnansi->10->2:2 nl->ec:ec->11->2:2 loaded specials : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded system : texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM-dtl-haarlemmer.top loaded (./texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM-dtl-haarlemmer.top specials : loading definition file tpd (/usr/local/TeTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.tex specials : loading definition file fdf (/usr/local/TeTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.tex <unprotect 3> <unprotect 4> system (E-TEX) : [line 2280] \ifcsname <protect 4> <protect 3>) specials : fdf loaded <unprotect 3> <protect 3>) specials : fdf,tpd loaded ) system : macros of module fnt-01 loaded (/usr/local/TeTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/s-fnt-01.tex color : system rgb is global activated ) fonts : using map file: texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM-dtl- haarlemmer.map fonts : using map file: texnansi-public-lm.map fonts : using map file: all-base.map fonts : using map file: original-public-vnr.map fonts : using map file: original-public-csr.map fonts : using map file: original-public-plr.map fonts : using map file: original-public-lm.map fonts : using map file: original-ams-euler.map fonts : using map file: original-ams-cmr.map fonts : using map file: texnansi-base.map fonts : using map file: t5-base.map fonts : using map file: qx-base.map fonts : using map file: 8r-base.map fonts : using map file: ec-base.map fonts : using map file: ec-public-lm.map fonts : using map file: original-base.map systems : begin file texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM-dtl-haarlemmer at line 7 kpathsea: Running mktextfm texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM-H022X13D mktextfm: Running mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM-H022X13D This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2C 7.5.4) kpathsea: Running mktexmf texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM-H022X13D ! I can't find file `texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM-H022X13D'. <*> ...ode; input texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM-H022X13D Please type another input file name ! Emergency stop. <*> ...ode; input texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM-H022X13D Transcript written on mfput.log. grep: texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM-H022X13D.log: No such file or directory mktextfm: `mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM-H022X13D' failed to make texnansi-LIGA- KERN-ONUM-H022X13D.tfm. kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log. ! Font \**WhateverFont**=texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM-H022X13D at 10.0pt not loadabl e: Metric (TFM) file not found. <to be read again> \relax \dododefinefont ...ontspec {#2}\rawfontidentifier \let \localrelativefontsiz... \redodefinefont #1#2#3->\dododefinefont {#1}{#2} \doifsetupselse {#3} {\setup... <argument> ...egular\quad texnansi] \WhateverFont \setupinterlinespace \show... \firstofoneargument #1->#1 l.9 ...texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM-H022X13D][texnansi] ? --------- Curiously (it seems to me), while there is no texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM- H022X13D.tfm file, there is a texnansi-LIGA-KERN-ONUM- DTLHaarlemmerDOT-Regular.tfm file. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Many thanks, David Wooten

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Position Box On Bottom Right Side
by Christoph Czarnetzki 22 Jul '05

22 Jul '05

Hello! i want to put a box on the right, bottom side of my initial page. Its like \blank[10*big,force] but without the 10! Lets say i got three lines, then the third line should be the last line on this page. I thought aboud a \vbox with frame=off, which contents are \startalignment[left] and in a \startlines environment. As special i want to put a \hairline in that, with \textwidth length. Other things went very quickly, but this one seems very tricky... :-( ... for me. :-) Thanks for Help! Christoph

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